The R1-0528 model features enhanced reasoning capabilities, with DeepSeek asserting it’s closing the gap with OpenAI’s and Google’s latest models. DeepSeek, a China-based artificial intelligence company, has announced an upgrade to its AI chatbot, saying it can now offer enhanced overall logic, mathematics and programming with a reduced hallucination rate. According to DeepSeek, the upgraded model — DeepSeek-R1-0528 — has “significantly improved its depth of reasoning and inference capabilities.” The startup said the model’s overall performance is now “approaching that of leading models, such as O3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro.” DeepSeek’s debut of its R1 chatbot in January sent shockwaves through the AI industry and further established China as an AI force. The company’s first AI model had a training cost of $6 million and similar performance to leading AI models trained on significantly larger sums of capital. Read more
DeepSeek’s latest AI model flags Xinjiang camps as human rights violations but censors direct criticism of China, raising concerns over contradictions and increased censorship. A developer has raised concerns that the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek’s newly released AI model is less willing to engage in discussions on controversial topics, particularly those related to the Chinese government. In an X thread, a pseudonymous developer known as “xlr8harder” shared critical observations of DeepSeek R1-0528, a recently released open-source language model. The developer shared tests demonstrating a significant decline in the AI’s willingness to engage in contentious free speech topics, compared with previous versions. Read more